couper — meaning in English
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English meaning
- baptize verb To perform the Christian rite of baptism on someone, using water to admit them into the church.
- chop noun A cut of meat, often including part of a rib bone.
- cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
- dilute verb To make a liquid weaker or thinner by adding water or another solvent.
- French name The language spoken in France and by French-speaking communities around the world.
- hack verb To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.
- interpose verb To insert something (or oneself) between other things.
- interrupt verb To break in on someone who is speaking or on an ongoing action.
- log noun A section of a tree trunk, especially one cleared of branches, used for timber or fuel.
- shear verb To cut the wool off a sheep or similar animal.
- shred noun A small torn or cut strip or fragment of something.
- split verb To divide something into parts, often along a line.
- trump noun In card games, a suit chosen (or turned up) to rank higher than the other three for that hand.
Senses
couper is used for these senses in English:
- baptize (archaic, slang) Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water.
- break up (intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
- chop (transitive) To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.
- cut To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
- cut To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
- cut (transitive, slang) To make, negotiate; to finalise, conclude; to issue.
- cut in To join a queue in the middle, as opposed to at the back.
- dilute (transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
baptize — full definition
- verb To perform the Christian rite of baptism on someone, using water to admit them into the church.
- verb Figuratively, to formally name, initiate, or introduce someone or something for the first time.
chop — full definition
- noun A cut of meat, often including part of a rib bone.
- noun A short, sharp strike, especially with the side of the hand or with a blade.
- noun Rough, choppy waves on the water, usually caused by wind.
- verb To cut something into pieces with quick, forceful strokes.
- noun Informal: dismissal from a job ("the chop").